Closure for bottles and other receptacles.



. A.GILLIARD. GLOSURE FOR BOTTLES AND OTHER REGEPTACLES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 7. 1907.

Fm HG2 FIGS PATENTEVD MAY 19, 1908.

AUGUSTE GILLIARD, OF LYON, FRANCE-` I CLOSURE FOR BOTTLES AND OTHER RECEPTACLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May i9, 1908.

Application filed June 7, 1907. Serial No. 377,775.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, AUGUSTE GiLLrARD, a citizen of the French Republic, residing at Lyon, France, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Closures for Bottles and other Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

Various devices are known for re-closing glass receptacles having thin necks and more or less capillary orifices originally closed by the ointed jtermination of the neck, the latter being broken ofl" for opening the oriice. Receptacles of this kind are used for containing volatile liquids, such as methyl and ethylic chlorid, or mixtures of such liquids with other substances. Some of these known devices are defective or of such a nature that a considerable amount of time is required for opening and closing the receptacle, and others, known as automatic, render it necessary for the operator to keep his finger pressed against a lever to keep the orifice open.

The object of the resent invention is to obviate the above disadvantages and provide a closing device which is more simple and can be more rapidly manipulated than the known devices referred to, and which can be applied either to a capsule stopper or to a pivoted stopper.

The invention is illustrated in the annexed drawing, in which Figure-l represents one of the elements of `the closing device, and Fig. 2 the neck of a receptacle iitted with a sleeve and collar for the purpose of fixing thereto .the stopper shown in Fig. 3 or that shown in section in Figs. 4 and 5, and Fig. 6 is a section on the line A-A of Fig. el.

For making the closure an india-rubber stopper of special shape is used, to avoid the defective closing which may arise from the jagged edge of the broken glass if a simple disk is used. This stopper consists of a disk a (Fig. l) having a central hemispherical or slightly elongated boss b of considerably smaller diameter than the disk, this boss being ada ted to fit tightly into the more or less capillary orifice `to be closed.

The sleeve g may be of very thin metal lixed by means of cement to the shoulder and tapering, cylindrical or curved neck of the receptacle, the latter being, for example, a glass tube. This sleeve has at its vertical part, above the ared part, a collar or annular enlargement c (Fig. 2) which is provided with shallow vertical grooves on its outer surface.

The metallic capsule or cap d (Fig. 3) contains the stopper a b, which is fixed thereinto by suitable means. The cap has a plurality of resilient projections c terminating in hooks or bent parts f.

For closing the receptacle after the point ofthe tube has been broken oill the sleeve gis placed between the projections e of the cap and the latter is thrust down until the hooks or bent parts f engage the collar c. The liemispherical boss of the stopper is by this means fastened down on to the orifice with a certain amount of pressure.

The receptacle can be re-opened by a sharp pull exerted on the cap to disengage the hooks from the collar c.

lt is frequently necessary that the operator should be able to open and close the receptacle with one hand. This can be done with the hinged stop er shown in Figs. 4 and 5, which also has t ie advantage that when the receptacle is open, with the stopper in the position shown iii Fig. 5, the stopper retains its position without being held bythe operator. The stop er may be permanently connected to the s eeve on the neck of the receptacle, or may be detachable, the latter arrangement being, however, preferred.

The device shown in Figs. 4 and 5 comprises a vertical rib t having at or near its ends 't' and j two pairs of segmental arms 7c and Z. Each pair of arms constitutes approximately three-quarters of a circle and forms a spring clip. The u per arms k are flat and the lower arms l) are vertically grooved or ribbed on their inner surfaces and approximately scmicircular in cross-section.

To the upper end t of the part 7L a lid is hinged by means of a pivot m. This lid comprises a cap n which is concentric with the spring clips and contains the india-rubber stopper a b. From the cap n projects an arm o, the fiee end of which is bent upwards slightly. To this arm is fixed a s ring p, which automatically holds the lic down when the receptacle is closed and retains it in the Vertical position when the receptacle is open. The said spring may also be parallel with the riblt.

The arms or clips serve to secure the lid and stopper to -the sleeve on the receptacle. The sleeve is inserted into the clips so that the lower rounded clip engages the collar c on the sleeve, the sleeve being thrust against the rib h, so that it is firmly gripped. The grooves with which the collar c and lower clip are provided prevent too easy displacement of the parts.

For detaching the lid from the receptacle the latter is held in one hand, near the collar c, and the lid is grip ed between the thumb and index finger o' the` other hand, and pulled so that the upper clip is first disengaged. in the open position.

For opening the lid the receptacle may be held in one hand and the arm o and spring depressed with one finger, preferably the indeX finger, of the same hand, so that the lid is lifted. into the vertical position and eX- be effected by actuating the arm o by means p oses the orifice, the arm 0 being then parallel with the rib h and remaining in this position as long as desired. For re-closing the receptacle the index 'finger is pressed against the upper lpart of the arm o, whereupon the spring p automatically closes the lid. The spring can of course be made of any desired strength. The opening and closing can also This is preferably done with the lid pose. The number of resilient projections or clips may be greater or smaller than shown in the drawing, and the clips may engage the sleeve vertically instead of horizontally.

The device may be used for closing receptacles of all shapes, having more or less capillary orifices or Wide orifices, the dimensions, strength and shape of the parts being selected to suit each particular purpose.

hat l claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is l. A receptacle having a metal sheath inclosing a portion thereof, said sheath having a collar, an elastic stopper adapted to bear in the orifice of the receptacle, a carrier containing the stopper, and means on the carrier for engaging wit 1 the collar to hold the stopper in place.

2. The combination of a receptacle, a metal sheath inclosing a portion of said receptacle and carrying a grooved collar, an elastic stopper adapted to bear on the orifice of the receptacle, a spring-pressed pivoted carrier containing the stopper, and a plurality of clips in connection with the carrier adapted to secure same to the neck 'of the receptacle, one of said clips being grooved and engaging the grooved collar aforesaid.

In witness whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

AUGUSTE GILLIARD.

Witnesses:

GASTON JEAUNIAUX, MARIN VAoHoNY. 

